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Lamb of God by Lamb of God, album cover
Album

Lamb of God

by Lamb of God
Released19 June 2020
LabelChaos Reigns
Popularity67.5
Also cited8 May 2020
metalgroove metalmetalcorethrash metal
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Lamb of God's self-titled record is the Virginia band's eighth studio album, released on 19 June 2020 through Chaos Reigns. It was first planned for May, but the COVID-19 pandemic pushed it back to the date it eventually arrived. It is also the band's thrash-leaning heavy metal at full tilt, with Josh Wilbur producing once more, as he had done since Sacrament in 2006.

The record matters in the band's story for two reasons. It is their first collection of all-new material since VII: Sturm und Drang in 2015, their longest gap between albums, and it introduces Art Cruz on drums after founding drummer Chris Adler left in July 2019. If you want to hear how the group sounded with a fresh member behind the kit, start here. A three-disc deluxe edition followed in March 2021, adding a live stream performance of the whole album.

Lamb of God: tracklist, credits and charts

10 tracks · 44:42

Tracklist

  1. 1Memento MoriAdler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton5:48
  2. 2CheckmateAdler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton4:30
  3. 3GearsAdler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton3:55
  4. 4Reality BathAdler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton4:32
  5. 5New Colossal HateAdler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton4:30
  6. 6Resurrection ManAdler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton4:59
  7. 7Poison DreamAdler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton4:57
  8. 8RoutesAdler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton3:04
  9. 9Bloodshot EyesAdler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton3:57
  10. 10On the HookAdler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton4:30
Produced by
Josh Wilbur
Recorded at
Studio 606 (Northridge, California, United States), The Halo Studio (Westbrook, Maine, United States), Flagship Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States), In Your Ear Studios (Richmond, Virginia, United States)
Recorded
2019
Mixed by
Josh Wilbur
Labels
Chaos Reigns, Epic, Nuclear Blast
Length
44:42

Line-up

  • Willie Adler · guitar
  • John Campbell · bass guitar
  • Art Cruz · drums (drum set)
  • Mark Morton · guitar
  • Randy Blythe · vocals
  • Jamey Jasta · vocals · guest
  • Chuck Billy · vocals · guest

Singles

  • “Checkmate” · 5 February 2020
  • “Memento Mori” · 17 March 2020
  • “New Colossal Hate” · 23 April 2020
  • “Routes” · 29 May 2020
  • “Ghost Shaped People” · 19 February 2021

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
US Billboard 200 · 202015
UK Albums Chart · 202016
UK Rock & Metal Albums · 20201
US Hard Rock · 20201
US Top Rock Albums · 20202
Swiss Albums · 20204
Australian Albums (ARIA) · 20205
Finnish Albums · 20206
German Albums · 20207
Austrian Albums · 20208
All 20 charts
Scottish Albums · 20208
Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 202011
Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 202015
Hungarian Albums · 202019
Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 202023
Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 202039
Dutch Albums · 202044
Czech Albums · 202062
Italian Albums · 202096
French Albums (SNEP) · 2020117

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67.5
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
3.7k
ListenBrainz listeners
36k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
15k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 2020-05-08 (wikidata)
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz19 June 2020
Wikipedia infobox19 June 2020
Wikidata8 May 2020
Deezer19 June 2020
US release19 June 2020earliest US date
UK / Europe release19 June 2020earliest UK or European date
9 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
19 June 2020JPChaos Reigns4582546591564original
19 June 2020CAEpic886448274698original
19 June 2020XENuclear Blast727361537548original
19 June 2020USEpic194397442021original
19 June 2020XWNuclear Blast727361537562original
19 June 2020XENuclear Blast727361537524original
26 March 2021CAEpic886449013937deluxe
26 March 2021XWNuclear Blast727361587130deluxe
26 March 2021USEpic194398414829other
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deezer · native: native 1800x1800

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